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City Travel in Manchester |
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Manchester has a
wealth of public transport operating in the city centre,
making it fast and easy for you to get to where you’re
going. For a start there is a free Metroshuttle service, which has two circular routes covering all of the main city centre areas. With low-floor, easy access buses every five minutes on Service 1 and every ten minutes on Service 2, it has never been easier to get around the city. Metroshuttle links all the city centre railway stations, main NCP car parks, and many bus and Metrolink tram stops. So whether you’re travelling to work, shop or for leisure you can hop on and off as often as you wish. Service 1 (Orange) operates every five minutes from 7:00am to 7:00pm, Monday to Saturday and every ten minutes on Sundays between 10:00am and 6:00pm. The service takes in the main shopping and sightseeing areas including Deansgate, which is home to Kendals department store, the Triangle shopping centre, Chinatown, the Arndale Centre, Piccadilly Station and Albert Square. Service 2 (Green) operates Monday to Saturday from 7:00am to 7:00pm and on Sundays between 10:00am and 6:00pm, with buses departing every ten minutes. This service also stops at many local attractions, business centres and shopping areas, including the G-Mex Centre, the Manchester International Conference Centre (MICC), the Manchester Evening News (MEN) Arena, Manchester Art Gallery, Oxford Road Station, Deansgate Locks, the Museum of Science and Industry, the Printworks and the Urbis museum. Manchester’s bus service also offers you the chance to stay out as late as you want with new late night buses running every Friday and Saturday nights from Piccadilly Gardens to many destinations including Altrincham, Didsbury, Chorlton, Bury, Oldham and Stockport. Most services run regularly until around 3:30am providing a safe and secure journey home for around £2.50. The city also has an accessible and frequent Metrolink tram service, which provides a connection to major leisure, retail and business areas and the main train station. Metrolink’s main route goes from Bury through the city centre to Altrincham and back again, but there are now also stops at Piccadilly station and in Eccles and Salford Quays. Other landmarks and tourist attractions that you can visit by using the tram service include the Manchester Evening News Arena, The Lowry, the G-Mex Centre, Old Trafford (football and cricket grounds), the Central Library and the Arndale Centre. There is a fleet of more than 30 trams that provide a regular service, about every ten minutes, to some of the city’s best destinations. If you prefer to get around by taxi then fear not there are plenty of taxi ranks dotted around the city centre. Public hire taxis can be hailed and stopped anywhere and at any time in the street, and the most well known in Manchester are the black hackney cabs. Private Hire Taxis must be pre-booked in advance and there are a wide selection of mini cab firms in Manchester city centre and the surrounding areas. Selected taxi companies in the city centre area:
For more information on any of Manchester’s bus and Metrolink services log on to www.gmpte.com |
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